Biography
Before he came to Shaw studios, he was an actor working at Cathay studios. He later directed the film The Black List starring Chen Sing, who was fresh out of prison and looking for those who had framed him. Known to diehard fans for his films The 5 Superfighters, he, like many directors at Shaw Bros' tried his hand a directing various types of films. He's done everything from Comedies to Dramas and has found success in both. He excelled in directing Comedies with The Crazy Bumpkin series being some of his most popular work.
Sequels Return Of The Crazy Bumkins, Big Time For The Crazy Bumpkins, and Crazy Bumpkins In Singapore turned out to be just as profitable for the studio as the first one, which raised his profile at Shaw Brothers. He shot Betty Ting-Pei's ode to Bruce Lee (which she claimed was autobiographical) - Bruce Lee: His Last Days and Nights. The film only bought her some screen-time and virtually ruined her career, director Lo on the other hand, received more offers to direct films.
The film Monkey Kung Fu was an excellent vehicle for his talents and showed what an underrated director he was (as far as martial-arts films were concerned). He also brought the talents of Hau Sau-Seng and Kuan Feng to the forefront, as well as Chin Siu-Tung, who would go on to become a director in his own right. The obscure The Magnificent Spearmen, was cancelled, when his star Hui Tien-Chi, broke his back, while doing a motorcycle stunt, for director Kuei Chih-Hung. His last major kung-fu film for Shaw Brothers was, The Boxer From The Temple.
Sequels Return Of The Crazy Bumkins, Big Time For The Crazy Bumpkins, and Crazy Bumpkins In Singapore turned out to be just as profitable for the studio as the first one, which raised his profile at Shaw Brothers. He shot Betty Ting-Pei's ode to Bruce Lee (which she claimed was autobiographical) - Bruce Lee: His Last Days and Nights. The film only bought her some screen-time and virtually ruined her career, director Lo on the other hand, received more offers to direct films.
The film Monkey Kung Fu was an excellent vehicle for his talents and showed what an underrated director he was (as far as martial-arts films were concerned). He also brought the talents of Hau Sau-Seng and Kuan Feng to the forefront, as well as Chin Siu-Tung, who would go on to become a director in his own right. The obscure The Magnificent Spearmen, was cancelled, when his star Hui Tien-Chi, broke his back, while doing a motorcycle stunt, for director Kuei Chih-Hung. His last major kung-fu film for Shaw Brothers was, The Boxer From The Temple.